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Re:We're Gonna Need a Bigger Moat on Monday May 22, 2023 @01:43PM (#36034371)
Can you expand on this? A reference to an article or an interview or simply experience. I'm trying to wade through the AI hype storm (or reality), and this POV would be helpful.

ASK HN: What is edge-computing and how to think of it beyond the fundaments?

Posted by lucid-quiet on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @03:47PM
from the self-post dept.

I've noticed more and more startups talk about the edge. Or edge-computing. I'll be honest: I struggle with edge a lot. I find it hard to see what the concept solves. Maybe it's a bit like someone describing distributed computing to 1960s programmers.I get the fundamentals sure: latency, cross-region, cost control (scaling in when demand recedes), etc.Those are things everyone can get with...

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Re:The Impending Cloud Reshuffle on Friday December 03, 2021 @06:06PM (#29436758)
> The reason they succeeded (and the reason I personally believe fly will succeed) is because they're building hard to implement underlying technology and focusing on DX.

I agree. This is how I think about successful software. Not entirely sure there is enough supporting data, or at least it's not easy to collect/access.

Re:Kb: A minimalist hacker-oriented knowledge base manager on Thursday September 17, 2020 @03:57PM (#24509214)
Not that this isn't useful, but I think I get all these features with an org-mode file and a ripgrep search using counsel. I think I get all the same features.